Conservation Legacy HBCU ADVANCE Application: 2024 Program Year

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Important: Make sure you are eligible for enrollment.

Applicants must:

• Be a US Citizen or permanent, legal US resident. International students are not eligible.
• Be available to work a 40-hour week: Personal time off is offered and includes sick, holiday, and vacation time.

Conservation Legacy is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and prioritizes recruitment of individuals who reflect the demographics of the nation. Conservation Legacy is making additional effort to focus on recruitment of individuals who have been historically underrepresented in the natural resource industry.

Conservation Legacy works to foster a culture of acceptance and inclusion, and does not tolerate discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, ability, political affiliation, military status, sexual orientation, or gender.

Recommended: Prepare your Cover Letter/s and Resume first, then fill out this form.

Cover Letters can be addressed to Vanessa Morrison, Director of Recruitment and Talent Development, Conservation Legacy

• After reviewing Conservation Legacy program opportunities, if there is interest in a specific position, please address the specific sites position description. Review all positions: https://jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLegacy/Careers

You are only required to submit one cover letter with your application.

Please be sure your cover letter addresses the following questions:

• What makes you a good candidate for the HBCU program. Tell us about your course of study and any past relevant work experience.
• Given that the staff and volunteers at the site consist of people from different backgrounds, what will you do to ensure a positive, healthy, and successful work environment at your site?

The file name of your cover letter(s) needs to contain your name. 
Example: Lopez_CL_Application

How Long Will This Application Take?

Once your Cover Letter and resume are prepared, this online application form will take less than 15 minutes to complete and submit.

 There are 3 short parts to the application

1.   Basic Applicant Information (estimated 2 minutes)

2.   Application Materials:

   a) General Interest (estimated 1 minute)

   b) Resume and cover letter uploads (estimated 2 minutes)

       Please answer the following questions in your cover letter:

• What makes you a good candidate for the Conservation Legacy HBCU program/what unique skillset can you bring to the program?
• Given that the staff and volunteers at each site consist of people from different backgrounds, what will you do to ensure a positive, healthy, and successful work environment at your site?

   c) Contact Information for 2 References (estimated 3 minutes)

• Both email and phone information requested for references
• References can be anyone who knows you in either a personal, professional, or educational way. Teachers/professors, case workers, relatives, supervisors, or similar are all acceptable references.

3.  Applicant Acknowledgements (estimated 2 minutes)

Basic Applicant Information

Below are instructions on how to save your application to come back and finish at a later time:
1)  At the bottom of a page select the 'Save' button. From the popup window, ignore the account sign up and select 'Skip Create an Account' in tiny text the bottom - highlighted in yellow in the image below.

 

2)   You will be prompted to put in your preferred email to receive a link to return to your saved application.